Fontana, California -- Professional motorcycle road
racers return to the 2.3-mile road course at Auto Club Speedway April 26-27 for
a Superbike Shootout event held in conjunction with Fastrack Riders and WERA
Motorcycle Roadracing. Sanctioned by WERA, the weekend will feature Pro
Superbike and Pro Sportbike races as well as a full schedule of amateur races.
Professional riders will run in designated practice and qualifying sessions on
Saturday and will race on Sunday afternoon. Fastrack Riders will take to the
track before, in between and after the pro sessions on Saturday and WERA
amateur racers will be on track before and after the featured Pro races on
Sunday.

The weekend is part of the new three-event Superbike
Shootout series, which is also running with AFM at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma,
California May 3-4 and with UtahSBA at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah
May 24-25.

“It’s a very nice opportunity to race at Auto Club
Speedway again,” said racer Martin Cardenas, who commutes from his home in Medellin,
Colombia to race a Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike backed by Suzuki Motor
of America. “It’s been, I think, since 2010 that we’ve been there, and I think
it’s great that we can come back there. It’s very near Los Angeles. There’re a
lot of people around. The circuit is quite nice. I think it has the potential
to attract a lot of spectators, so that is a good thing for the racing.”

Cardenas’ teammate Roger Hayden. from Owensboro, Kentucky
said, “Auto Club Speedway has always generated good, close racing in the past,
and I think it’s good for the fans in Southern California who get to come and
watch all the Superbike guys do battle. So I’m definitely excited about it and
glad that we’re doing some more races. I think it’s good all the way around. It’s
good for the riders, good for the teams, good for the sponsors and good for the
fans. I’m looking forward to getting involved with this series and seeing what
it’s all about.”

“It’s nice that the Southern California fans will be able
to see the top riders in the country, and Suzuki is happy to have the Yoshimura
Race Team involved in another Southern California event,” said Suzuki Motor of
America Racing Manager Pat Alexander. “We haven’t raced in Southern California
in a few years, so it’s good to have the Suzuki GSX-Rs back at Auto Club
Speedway so the fans can see top racing. And it’s just a few miles away from
Suzuki Motor of America headquarters in Brea, and Yoshimura Racing in Chino.
Suzuki is supporting the three Pro Superbike and Pro Sportbike events in this
new series with contingency. Interested racers can go to www.suzukicycles.com for the details.”

“WERA Motorcycle Roadracing is happy to be a part of this
new three-race series on the West Coast,” said WERA President and CEO Evelyne
Clarke. “Hosting a round of this series at Auto Club Speedway in April will add
two Pro classes to our weekend schedule. Doing so will enable the Pro teams to
visit a great facility and will give the WERA riders a show that they can
aspire to be a part of in the future.”

“We are excited to see professional road racing back in
Southern California for the first time in many years,” said Fastrack Riders
President David Pyles. “Southern California is one of the sportbike hotspots in
the United States and it makes sense to have racing here for all the fans. Fastrack Riders is proud to be a small part
of bringing professional road racing back to our area and to Auto Club
Speedway!”

The new series was started by racer, publisher and team
owner John Ulrich of Lake Elsinore, California. “When I saw that there were no
national-level professional motorcycle road races scheduled anywhere in the
western half of the country, I knew I had to make something happen,” said
Ulrich. “This series is modeled after British Superbike’s proven formula and we
are very close to finalizing a television package. I’d like to thank WERA
Motorcycle Roadracing and Fastrack Riders for working with me on this first
step toward rebuilding our sport in the United States.”